Author Question: A patient comes into the emergency department with leg pain after falling on ice. For which ... (Read 76 times)

azncindy619 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

A patient comes into the emergency department with leg pain after falling on ice. For which classification of injuries should the nurse expect to plan care for this patient?

1. Class 3 minor
2. Class 1 minor
3. Class 1 penetrating
4. Class 3 penetrating

Question 2

A patient is brought to the emergency department with injuries sustained when a wall collapsed in the home. The nurse recognizes that this patient's injuries were most likely caused by which mechanism of injury?

1. crushing
2. shearing
3. deceleration
4. blast

kescobar@64 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1
Trauma patients are classified as Class 1, 2, or 3 based on factors including mechanism of injury, vehicle speed, height of falls, and location of penetrating injuries. Class 3 trauma is the least severe. An example would be a same-level fall without loss of consciousness or significant injury. Class 1 trauma involves life-threatening injuries likely to require medical specialists or immediate surgical intervention. Minor trauma causes injury to a single part or system of the body and is usually treated in a physician's office or in the hospital emergency department. A single bone fracture, small second-degree burns, or a laceration requiring sutures are examples of minor trauma. Penetrating trauma occurs when a foreign object enters the body, causing damage to body structures.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1

A crushing injury occurs from a high force that leads to tissue destruction. The collapsing wall most likely caused crushing injuries. Shearing occurs when structures slip across each other. Deceleration is the decrease in speed of a moving object. Blast injuries result from the temperature and velocity of air movement and the force of projectiles from the explosion.